Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the chest wall: reconstruction with polypropylene mesh using a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Mar;59(3):199-201. doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0630-y. Epub 2011 Mar 30.

Abstract

We report a case of dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma of the chest wall. After resection, the chest wall defect was reconstructed using polypropylene mesh and a transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap. A 61-year-old woman presented with a 16-year history of a slow-growing mass underneath the right chest wall. After percutaneous biopsy, preoperative cytopathological examination of the large mass revealed dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma. The tumor was resected with a wide margin along with the chest wall including skin, the right seventh to tenth ribs, and part of the diaphragm. The chest wall defect was reconstructed with a polypropylene (Marlex) mesh sheet followed by a left-side transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Cell Dedifferentiation*
  • Chondrosarcoma / pathology
  • Chondrosarcoma / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Polypropylenes*
  • Rectus Abdominis / surgery*
  • Surgical Flaps*
  • Surgical Mesh*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Thoracic Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Thoracic Wall / pathology
  • Thoracic Wall / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Polypropylenes